/paɪ/
nounverbadjective

Is PI a Scrabble word?

Yes. PI is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.

  2. An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265.

  3. Metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered.

  4. pica (conventionally, 12 points = 1 pica, 6 picas = 1 inch).

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To spill or mix printing type.

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Not part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type.

    “In computing, pi characters may be entered with special key combinations.”

  2. Pious.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: pi via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Koine Greek πῖ (pî), from Ancient Greek πεῖ (peî), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Doublet of pe.

PI at a glance

PI has 2 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (P 3 + I 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,951 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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